Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-20
LABOR'S INTEREST.
The General Assembly of the Knights
of Labor Busily at Work.
Grand Master Workman Powderly
Gives an Exposition of
His Views.
Anarchism Net One Of the Precepts of
the Order. but to Be Con-
demned.
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Oct. 15-The
Knights of Labor delegates arose early
this morning and spent the forenoon
about the hotel Hobbies discussing various
matters that are likely to come up before
the general assembly this week. The
several committees were in session dur
inn the day getting their work in shape
for the convention. The general eYecu
tive board also held secret session in
the West hotel, which lasted all the fore
noon. The general opinion among the
delegates to day is that no serious fight
will come up now before the convention
closes its work. Another sharp discus
sion Is likely to come up over the law
governing the national trade districts.
1t is said that the trade district dele
gates will ask that the law be changed
materially SO as to give them more pow
er. This request will be opposed, and
very strongly too, by the delegates repre-
sentiug the mixed districts, as the de-
mands of the former would in a measure
tend to utterly destroy the power of the
latter. The fight that it was supposed
would be made against Powderly and the
other general officers is said to have "died
abornin'." 4 prominent eastern delegate
said on this matter this morning: 1.-THE
delegates who came here to fight Powder
ly and some of the other general officers
have pulled in their horns. The fact
that they could find nothing to base a
fight on has greutly demoralized them.
They will not now demand that the con-
vention do as they ask on various legisla-
tive matters, but will instead request that
they get what they ask without a Sight,
The knights OF Labor assembly con-
vened at the usual time this morning, but
little business of Importance was handled.
the time being consumed in hearing re-
ports and appointing committees. There
was an nnmistakeble feeling of satisfac-
ton at the sentiments presented by Mr..
Powderly in his report on the attitude of
the order and the Catholic church.
Knights of all religious denominations
were loud Ia their praise of Mr.. Powder
ly's report and his personal attitude.
John Morrison, of New York, rejected
delegate from. district assembly No. 126,
has announced that the trouble had
all been settled, and that his assembly
would be reinstated.
THE ANARCHISTS CASE.
There was only one session of the
mig nus VI A@oSOl OhOIdl dSS6uUIY To-
day, and when that was called to order at
2 F. M it was fouad that the committee
for whose accommodation the long recess
was taken were not ready to report. They
were granted further time, and the con-
Ventoin taking up miscellaneous business,
oPI,ort u1isy--o.e r>rose.ass,d- fe- hrixer-
ing up the long 1o0kedfOr anarchy dis
cussions.. James E. Quinn, of district
assembly No. 49. of New York, the fam
Gus "kicker" and Home club man, pre-
scented the following resolution under a
suspension of the rules:
Considering that the development of
the human mind in the nineteenth cen
fury has reached q point expressed al
most universally against capital punish
ment or taking of human life by judicial
process as a reEic of barbarism: therefore,
belt
Resolved, That this convention express
sorrow that the zen in Chicago were
doomed to death, and that it use e-sry
endeayOr to secure Communication OF the
sentence of death passed upon them
The convention was at once thrown
into the widest excitement, scores OF
the delegates trying at the same time to
obtain the floor. General Master Work
ulAE OWu6T4J OeCIu0u tu0 T6SOluUlOu QUIZ
of order.
Joseph Evang, of Pittsburgh, appealed
from the decision. The appeal was lost
by vote of Isl to 50. Before the APP
peal was taken Mr.. Powderly called Gen
eral Worthy Foreman Griffiths, of Chica-
go, to the chair, aud in short but vehe-
ment speech called upon the convention
to defeat the resolution. He said 10
true Knight could be an anarchist. He
appealed to the delegates in inpassiOned
words not to pervert the purposes of the
order by the passage of any such reselu-
tions. It was the hottest speech Powder
ly was ever known to make. Quinn, who
offered the resolution, voted aye on the
appeal in order to move reconsider alton.
L. Fl. Lawry, of Pennsylvania, also made
a warm speech, and was followed by a
number of others. This was the princi-
pal episode of rather quiet day.
Just after the call to order at 2 o'clock
resolutions on the death of B. B. Heath,
the Chicago editor, who was long asso-
ciated with Thomas Armstrong, of Penn
sylvania, were sdopted.
The general executive board held
A SECRET SESSION
in the West hotel, which lasted ell the
forenoon. The general opinion among
the delegates to-day is that no serious
FIGHT will come an now before the CON